Chapter 951 Remote Acupuncture

Bringing back a batch of cruise missiles is actually a big or small matter.

To put it mildly, even strategic bombers have been obtained, so these kh55s, which are of the same technical level as the Tomahawk, seem to be just an add-on at most.

But speaking more broadly...

There is nothing trivial about nuclear weapons.

After all, Figure 160 is written in black and white on the denuclearization agreement, and no one can find anything wrong with it.

But missiles are an extraneous matter after all.

Even if you say that the kh55 equipped with nuclear warheads and the kh55 equipped with conventional warheads are two different types of equipment, after all, they cannot be distinguished from each other in terms of appearance and inscriptions on the missile body.

As for the incredibly complex serial numbering system of the Soviet Union...

Now I am afraid that even the few Mao Zi after the separation of the family can't figure it out.

After all, the fewer people know about it, the better.

Thinking of this, Qiao Chenqing waved to Li Dewen, who was about to leave:

"Captain Li, wait a moment."

"arrive!"

The latter immediately stopped and turned to face Qiao Chenqing.

"This magazine..."

Qiao Chenqing pointed to the top of her head as she spoke:

"Can it be closed without starting the plane?"

The huge magazine door can actually block all views from the side, and the entire rotating launcher is buried deep inside the aircraft, so unless someone comes to their position directly under the aircraft, they can't see what's going on inside.

But he still felt that it was safest to close it quietly.

"this……"

Li Dewen hesitated for a moment:

"The range and speed of the several IL-76s used to transport ground equipment are insufficient. In order to ensure flight safety, they will rest in Russia tonight and are not expected to be delivered until tomorrow afternoon..."

"Then..."

Just when Qiao Chenqing was about to say forget it, Li Dewen suddenly lighted up again:

"However, there is a crank handle in the cockpit for emergency use. You can manually close the magazine."

"..."

Upon hearing this, several people around them almost all looked at the two rather exaggeratedly sized hatches.

The effort-saving method of shaking the handle is ultimately based on the principle of leverage. The energy saved must be recovered from the number of turns. If you want to close these two things, I'm afraid it will take some effort...

"Let's get a few more comrades to come over. It's safer to close the door."

Qiao Chenqing slightly held the cotton hat on his head and said to Li Dewen:

"If you work harder these days, I will contact the comrades from the Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation as soon as possible and come over to pick up these rounds. They should be interested."

Li Dewen immediately saluted and took the order to leave.

Watching his retreating figure, Qiao Chenqing, who was in a good mood, turned around and wanted to pat the open magazine door in excitement.

As a result, I had already stretched out my hand, only to realize that I couldn't reach it...

He had no choice but to punch the front wheel of the plane.

This set of actions is a bit funny, but with Qiao Chenqing's identity there, it's really hard for everyone to laugh.

The situation was a bit awkward for a while.

"Ahem——"

Qiao Chenqing also felt that he had lost his dignity just now, so he coughed twice and quickly changed the topic:

"Speak of it, Comrade Haonan."

"I just saw that there are a total of three rounds in the magazine. The Third Aerospace Institute should only need one or two rounds at most. Take a look, does your aviation industry system have any demand for them?"

Although the aviation power and aviation industry have completed the group restructuring for several years, for the older generation like Qiao Chenqing, they are still used to the past names, and it is difficult to change them for a while.

And in fact, since the two parties do not directly compete at the business level, and even mainly cooperate, the relationship is indeed much closer than other pairs of old enemies.

"The value of these kh55 rounds is mainly reflected in the overall structure and ballistic control system. As for the aerodynamics and structure... they can only be regarded as quite satisfactory. For our aviation department... there is nothing worth referring to."

Chang Haonan answered while following Qiao Chenqing towards the No. 3 and No. 4 hangars:

"Only the small turbofan engine is a bright spot, but our current problem is not that we don't have this technology, but that we are short of funds and manpower, so even if we dismantle one or two samples, it won't have much effect."

"but……"

Originally, he wanted to tell the other party something that he had been thinking about for a long time but never had the chance to do.

As a result, as soon as he said a transitional conjunction, he was interrupted by Qiao Chenqing who suddenly stopped:

"Small turbofan... do you have a ready-made model on hand?"

Chang Haonan quickly shook his head:

"Having technology and having models are two different things. Right now, the turbofan 10 is in the critical stage of production and finalization. The results of previous training through this project are still settling. It is not suitable to spread the stall too much in a short period of time."

"Therefore, in recent years, the group still plans to focus on traction with key models and training the team's capabilities."

Hearing this answer, Qiao Chenqing's face showed a little regret:

"That's a shame."

Chang Haonan didn't say anything, but looked at the other party curiously.

Qiao Chenqing paused for a moment, then started walking again:

"At the end of last month, we held a seminar on precision-guided weapons involving the entire military based on the use of weapons and ammunition by the US military in Aiwuhan."

"At that time, the comrades from the Third Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry told us that in order to ensure the timely service of the Donghai-10 long-range cruise missile, they planned to install the same turbojet engine as the KD63 on it, but the range would be shortened from the originally planned 2,500 kilometers to about 1,500 kilometers."

"Of course, this should actually be the focus of the Navy and the Second Artillery. I just heard you mention the small turbofan on the KH55 and suddenly remembered this matter..."

Chang Haonan showed a look of understanding.

The so-called Donghai-10 is actually the later Changjian-10.

It's just that China did not have the technology to allow cruise missiles to accurately strike ground targets at this time, so it planned to use the same missile body to make a long-range anti-ship missile first, and deter the aircraft carrier battle group outside the combat radius of the carrier-based aircraft.

However, it was soon discovered that the target of the anti-ship missile was a moving warship, and it took almost an hour for a subsonic missile to fly more than a thousand kilometers. The problems involved in target search and relay guidance could not be solved.

So it was left unresolved.

"Boss Qiao, in fact, the small turbofan or turbojet engines used in cruise missiles are disposable, so the technical difficulty is not really high. Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation should also have a certain technical foundation."

Chang Haonan thought for a moment and said:

"If there is really a demand in this regard, then they will take the lead and we will assist. It won't take too long to modify a turbofan based on the old turbojet."

"But to be honest, based on our country's actual needs, there may not be a qualitative difference between a range of 1,500 kilometers and a range of 2,500 kilometers. The key technology of cruise missiles, especially land-attack cruise missiles, is still mid-course route planning, as well as target screening and identification at the end."

"Oh?"

Hearing Chang Haonan's clear and logical explanation, Qiao Chenqing became interested:

"Does your Aviation Power Group also have research on these?"

"Well... Strictly speaking, it's not our group that has research."

Chang Haonan raised his hand and gently touched his chin:

"I have some research."

"..."

"..."

The air around seemed to be quiet for a moment.

Seeing that no one answered, Chang Haonan had to continue to explain:

"When I was doing theoretical derivation before, I accidentally developed a series of algorithms that can be used for the classification and processing of image data. I am currently trying to use this as a basis and combine some other technologies to complete image segmentation and contour tracking."

"If the technology is tested and there is no problem, it should be used as an effective terminal guidance method, which is equivalent to allowing missiles to automatically identify and track targets through images like human eyes."

"Combining terrain matching tracking and satellite guidance can improve the ultimate accuracy of weapons... well... an order of magnitude."

This time, it was not just Qiao Chenqing.

Other people around also pricked up their ears.

It is now the beginning of the 21st century, and it has been a full 10 years since Operation Desert Storm.

The myth of precision-guided weapons has been dispelled, at least within the military.

Due to the inherent deficiencies of satellites in altitude measurement, the accuracy of missiles guided solely by GPS or similar means can only be considered unsatisfactory.

Specifically, it can reach about 20-30 meters at present.

The worse ones may reach 50 meters.

And it is also susceptible to interference--

Especially this point, due to someone's reasons, is now rooted in almost everyone's mind.

In short, if you want to achieve more sophisticated operations, you need laser guidance or TV guidance.

But the former requires something to continuously illuminate the target, and is significantly affected by the weather.

The latter is subject to the fact that people are in the loop throughout the process, and the effective control limit is only 200 to 300 kilometers.

So the "remote acupuncture" thing is actually not as magical as imagined or as American propaganda.

It's very difficult.

However, Chang Haonan's words just now once again attracted everyone's attention--

What if the missile can identify the target by itself like a human?

Wouldn't that be equivalent to lifting the control distance limit of TV guidance?

Improve the accuracy by an order of magnitude, that is 2-3 meters.

In other words, there is no need to risk providing any laser illumination at a distance of one thousand kilometers, two thousand kilometers or even farther. As long as there is a rough coordinate data and the outline of the target, the missile can be sent to the target.

It may be a bit exaggerated to say that it is accurate to a window.

But accurate to a floor, or a car...

It doesn't seem impossible.

"Is there... is there such technology?"

Someone in the crowd asked first.

"Well... in theory, there is."

Chang Haonan answered confidently:

"However, binary computers cannot completely imitate the operation of the human brain... Of course, in reality, we don't really understand the operation logic of the human brain..."

"In short, the current research focus is still on processing static images, that is, photos. If you want to recognize dynamic images, especially those with complex angles, it may take a long time..."

I don't know if it's an illusion, but when Chang Haonan said this, he seemed to hear someone sighing with relief...